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Avalanches in coastal towns in Iceland
Table 6: Avalanche weather and paths in Tálknafjörður, S-Vestfirðir. – Yfirlit yfir rýmingarsvæði, snjóflóða-
veður og farvegi á Tálknafirði.
Evacuation areas Avalanche weather and wind direc-
tions for snowdrift accumulation
Avalanche paths and notification
Probably snowdrift accumulation in winds from E, SE and SW.
Rain and melting. No history of avalanches before 2003.
Tungufellssvæði Rain and melting. Slush flows. Evacuation due to slush flow hazard or water
flooding. Evacuation level 2.
Geitársvæði intense rain or melting after accumula-
tion in a bowl formed starting zone up-
hill. Snow accumulation can probably
occur during E and SE winds as well as
breeze from SW.
Evacuation especially due to slush flow hazard, but also
in case of dry avalanche hazard from the bowl between
Innra- and Ytra-Geitárhorn. Evacuation level 2.
Table 7: Avalanche weather and paths in Suðureyri, N-Vestfirðir. – Yfirlit yfir rýmingarsvæði, snjóflóðaveður
og farvegi á Suðureyri.
Evacuation areas Avalanche weather and wind direc-
tions for snowdrift accumulation
Avalanche paths and notification
Rain and melting. No history of avalanches.
SE-part of the
town
Avalanche hazard in enormous snow-
fall. intense rain or intense melting can
cause slush flow and landslide hazard.
Locally defined evacuation due to slush flows or land-
slides. North facing slope. Sea-flooding in town due to
avalanches at Norðureyri on the other side of the fjord.
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